HSC Public Health sponsors booster seat check Tuesday

THERMOPOLIS — Safe Kids Wyoming, in partnership with Hot Springs County Public Health will kick off Child Passenger Safety Week/Month on Tuesday by encouraging parents to know the Wyoming law.

Kids under 9 must be secured in an appropriate child restraint in the back seat of the vehicle, according to a press release from the HSC Public Health. Children in rear-facing infant seats must not be in front of an active airbag. It is a primary offense to not have your child safely and properly secured. Law enforcement can and will stop you for not restraining your child correctly and you can be...